JOANA GRANERO SANCHEZ Director
Founder and director of Tristana Media, Joana was born in Tarragona. After graduating in Law from the University of Barcelona she spent a couple of years in Italy and then moved to London, where she worked in publishing and got a MSc in Political and Social Theory from Birkbeck College. Out of a passion for cinema she created the London Spanish Film Festival in 2005, an event that was to fill a gap in London's cultural panorama by bringing contemporary Spanish cinema in a well-defined context. In 2008 the Ambassador of Spain in London awarded her with the civil merit medal (Orden de Isabel la Católica) in recognition of her work with Spanish cinema. She also works as an independent curator and producer.
Founder and director of Tristana Media, Joana was born in Tarragona. After graduating in Law from the University of Barcelona she spent a couple of years in Italy and then moved to London, where she worked in publishing and got a MSc in Political and Social Theory from Birkbeck College. Out of a passion for cinema she created the London Spanish Film Festival in 2005, an event that was to fill a gap in London's cultural panorama by bringing contemporary Spanish cinema in a well-defined context. In 2008 the Ambassador of Spain in London awarded her with the civil merit medal (Orden de Isabel la Católica) in recognition of her work with Spanish cinema. She also works as an independent curator and producer.
NOEMI CUETOS FERNANDEZ Press Relations
Born in Vitoria, 1983, Noemi graduated in Journalism & Audiovisual Communication from the University of Navarra, with an intercalary semester studying at the University of Sheffield. She has worked at various Spanish newspapers, in radio, a Non Governmental Organisation, a film distribution company, on a movie as a production coordinator and as a press officer at several international film festivals (San Sebastian, Punto de Vista, London Latin American Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, The Times BFI London Film Festival, Doha Tribeca Film Festival).
Born in Vitoria, 1983, Noemi graduated in Journalism & Audiovisual Communication from the University of Navarra, with an intercalary semester studying at the University of Sheffield. She has worked at various Spanish newspapers, in radio, a Non Governmental Organisation, a film distribution company, on a movie as a production coordinator and as a press officer at several international film festivals (San Sebastian, Punto de Vista, London Latin American Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, The Times BFI London Film Festival, Doha Tribeca Film Festival).
BEA SEGURA Public Relations
Born in Barcelona, Bea studied Dramatic Arts in the Institute of Theatre in Barcelona University. After an MA in Drama in HB Studio, New York, Bea started her acting career in Theatre (Molière, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Lope de Vega etc...), Television (Hospital Central, Los Serrano, Al Salir de Clase etc..) and Film (Salvador, Hierro). Bea is now sharing her time between Spain, where she continues with her acting career, and London.
Born in Barcelona, Bea studied Dramatic Arts in the Institute of Theatre in Barcelona University. After an MA in Drama in HB Studio, New York, Bea started her acting career in Theatre (Molière, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Lope de Vega etc...), Television (Hospital Central, Los Serrano, Al Salir de Clase etc..) and Film (Salvador, Hierro). Bea is now sharing her time between Spain, where she continues with her acting career, and London.
DITA KRAUZE Production Assistant
Born in Riga, Latvia, Dita has studied Theory and Management of Culture in the Latvian Academy of Culture and History of Art in the University of León in Spain. She has worked and participated in various culture organisations, events and projects. Always keen on film, Dita has worked as a guide in the Riga Film Museum and her thesis was about the acknowledged film director Andrei Tarkovsky.
Born in Riga, Latvia, Dita has studied Theory and Management of Culture in the Latvian Academy of Culture and History of Art in the University of León in Spain. She has worked and participated in various culture organisations, events and projects. Always keen on film, Dita has worked as a guide in the Riga Film Museum and her thesis was about the acknowledged film director Andrei Tarkovsky.
KAREN McDONALD Graphic & Web Design
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Karen has lived in London since 1993. Following a design background culminating in employment as Design Manager for a London based publishing company, she now runs Kargan Media delivering both print and online projects. Kargan Media has also worked on several digital arts and media projects. She has been involved since the beginning with Tristana Media and the London Spanish Film Festival.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Karen has lived in London since 1993. Following a design background culminating in employment as Design Manager for a London based publishing company, she now runs Kargan Media delivering both print and online projects. Kargan Media has also worked on several digital arts and media projects. She has been involved since the beginning with Tristana Media and the London Spanish Film Festival.
PABLO GOIKOETXEA PEREZ Photographer
Born in Vigo (Spain) Pablo has lived in London since 2002, where he studied Photography and Professional Imaging at Thames Valley University (BA hons). He has been involved with the festival since 2007 when he started to develop a series of editorial portraits of all the guests that have attended the projections and talks.
Born in Vigo (Spain) Pablo has lived in London since 2002, where he studied Photography and Professional Imaging at Thames Valley University (BA hons). He has been involved with the festival since 2007 when he started to develop a series of editorial portraits of all the guests that have attended the projections and talks.
PABLO ROMERO FRESCO Interpreter
Pablo is a Senior Lecturer in Film Translation at Roehampton University, where he teaches Interpreting, Dubbing and Subtitling. He also teaches at the MA on Audiovisual Translation at Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona. He has been interpreting for the London Spanish Film Festival since 2009. He is the author of Subtitling through Speech Recognition: Respeaking (St Jerome) and a member of the research group Transmedia Catalonia, for which he works on different ways to make films accessible to deaf people through subtitles and to blind people through audiodescription.
Pablo is a Senior Lecturer in Film Translation at Roehampton University, where he teaches Interpreting, Dubbing and Subtitling. He also teaches at the MA on Audiovisual Translation at Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona. He has been interpreting for the London Spanish Film Festival since 2009. He is the author of Subtitling through Speech Recognition: Respeaking (St Jerome) and a member of the research group Transmedia Catalonia, for which he works on different ways to make films accessible to deaf people through subtitles and to blind people through audiodescription.